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Maybe Baby

EMAILPRINTUSA Films

Maybe Baby reviews
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6.6 User Score:

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Based on 11 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Romance

Written by: Ben Elton (also novel Inconceivable)

Directed by: Ben Elton

Release Date:
Theatrical: August 24, 2001
DVD: April 9, 2002

Running Time: 104 minutes, Color

Origin: UK

Summary

RATING: R for sexual content and language

Starring Hugh Laurie, Joely Richardson, Adrian Lester, Rowan Atkinson, and Emma Thompson

A romantic comedy about Sam and Lucy, a loving married couple who seem to have it all -- good looks, successful careers, matching motorbikes, and an enthusiastic love life. The one thing they lack is what they really want -- a baby. (USA Films)

What The Critics Said

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80

New Times (L.A.) Gregory Weinkauf

Maybe Baby is Elton's stab at romantic comedy, and it's a strong feature debut, spiffy, quick-witted and more than a little shocking in its unflinching acknowledgement of English people having sex.

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70

The New York Times Stephen Holden

A juggling act between high soap opera and low comedy, Maybe Baby manages to keep its pins in the air until very near the end.

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70

LA Weekly Chuck Wilson

A film we hereby proclaim the finest fertility comedy ever made, in the faint hope that another will not be attempted.

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60

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

Atkinson's painfully unfunny turn as an insensitive gynecologist is eclipsed by Hollander's scathingly funny portrayal of belligerent auteur Proclaimer, whose wears his pretenses with such scabby aplomb that they achieve high style.

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60

Salon.com Stephanie Zacharek

Sabotages itself by trying too hard. The worst of it is that Maybe Baby feels very much like an Englishman's attempt to make a Nora Ephron movie, all warm and squishy in a decidedly American way.

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50

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

There are some light chuckles to be had, but considering its promising parentage, this is surprisingly soft stuff.

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40

Los Angeles Times Jan Stuart

This new romantic comedy from the U.K. lands on an emotional gold mine only to spin it into synthetic straw.

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40

Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard

This one's all labor pains, and, in the end, nothing gets delivered.

30

Village Voice Ed Park

Proves infertile in more ways than one.

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30

Variety Derek Elley

A wannabe romantic comedy with miscast leads and a script in desperate need of a good editor.

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12

New York Post Lou Lumenick

This would be a stultifyingly incestuous affair even if all the jokes about fertilization weren't so tiresomely lame and predictable.

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 6.6 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Jeff S. gave it a0:
Absolutley awful acting, sorry ben.

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